U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped two marijuana smuggling attempts this week in the East County.

A 35-year-old Los Angeles resident was arrested about 9 a.m. Tuesday in Campo after the Ford Taurus he was driving was stopped on state Route 94 near Shockey Truck Trail. A Border Patrol K-9 alerted to three tires in the cab of the car. They contained 35 bundles of marijuana weighing a total of 54 pounds with an estimated street value of $27,000.

The second seizure occurred about 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Interstate 8 checkpoint near Pine Valley. An agent pulled a Ford Explorer over for a secondary inspection because the driver appeared nervous. Agents and a K-9 team found 12 bundles of marijuana in the passenger-side front tire of the SUV. The bundles weighed about 60 pounds total and had an estimated street value of nearly $30,000.

The driver, an 18-year-old woman who is a Mexican citizen, was arrested.